yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mputtr:
actually, you're wrong.

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
[Galaxy S III Accessories] htcsnap93:
Im not being an ass. I explained what he should have done and gave him his awnser. Isnt that actually the thing the community expects from us ? I think you didnt read my reply very well and i hope you apologize. Because i didnt try to be an ass at all.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Speedin07si:
LO

From the same article

so you may be somewhat right on this one, but further reading this article my understanding is : fully discharging is to the point it won't turn on when plugged in.

These batteries should have a safety built in so you won't get to that point without trying. My old Palm pre got to this level if I tried turning it on multiple times after the phone shut itself off.

Like I said modern chargers will not let you over charge, unless the charger isn't working properly.

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries

Sent from Pluto.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mputtr:
which is the point of the OP's question. He's asking if fully discharging the battery then charging it back up to 100% will help make the battery last longer.

The answer is no. it tends to damage the battery.

If you fully discharge the battery, you leave no power for the circuit to do its work and you can potentially kill it completely instead.

there is also another point of leaving it charged all the time. It's actually not good for the battery (since the charge is not moved, it becomes stagnant [not sure if it's the best term but close enough] and reduces the battery life).

So in regards to the OP's question, the answer is fully discharging then fully charging it will damage the battery. as that article also states, it's better to have it in the midrange rather than at either end.

EDIT: also, the part that you quoted is in reference to how much is discharged in that "cycle" that you're using it. the practice of completely discharging and full charging it is something that is required for older battery tech that requires a "memory effect" to condition the battery to know what is considered empty and what is considered full. When you say full discharging and keeping it always charged does not affect that battery at all, that is wrong. it reduces the life of the battery and in the case of discharging, it can even damage the battery.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] redandwhitearmy:
Use maximum of charge cycles... i mean 100 to 10% in 1 go and then put on and charge back to 100% ... trick is never make it empty... a battery performs normal for a certain number of charge cycles... so make most of it. charging half cycles or chargin 20-30% and then using is just wasting battery life.

i am using my tab from last 1 n half years and it is working really good.. 3000 mah battery is delivering as it should... hope same will happen with my phone.

Hope this helps
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mputtr:
actually, it's the opposite. with lithium ions, you're better off charging more often and keeping it in the midrange rather than what you suggested. the battery doesn't count a charge cycle every time you plug it in. check the links i posted earlier for the correct info.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] shamez23:
The battery will lose capacity over time, no matter what you do with it.

Lets say the battery has about 2100mA when it's new. It'll only have about 2000mA after a couple of months.

Your Phone still thinks it is working with a 2100mA battery because it can't directly measure how much charge a battery holds. It can only measure how much is used at any given moment (or put in while charging) and it can measure the voltage of the battery. When the battery is at 4.2V it is fully charged. That's when the charging circuit shuts off. At 3V it will turn the phone off.

So how does your phone calculate the remaining capacity it shows you in the status bar?

Well it starts counting down from the moment you take your phone of the charger. It expects the 2100mA but ultimately it will shut itself off when the battery comes down to 3V, which it will do sooner when your battery no longer has the expected 2100mA capacity.

So even though it still shows a couple percent of remaining charge it will suddenly shut off.

To prevent that from happening unexpectedly you can let your phone run down to that shut off point at 3V on purpose. It's not good for your battery so don't do it often. Once every two months maybe. Why? Because your phone doesn't only measure how much current you use up but also how much you put in. With a defined start and stop (3V and 4.2V) it can measure how much charge your battery actually can hold. It can't do that with partial charges.

Aside from that. I concur with those that cited battery university. If possible stay between 80%-30%. 80% is kind of hard to do and leaves you with 20% less charge. 100% as long as you don't let it stay on the charger for days on end will be OK. Just don't do full cycles all the time. Do partial charges anytime it won't hurt your battery

And remember, batteries are expendable goods and with the S3 you can put in a new one easily should the old one die. It's inexpensive and not worth losing sleep over.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] firetruck41:
I don't know about all the technical aspects, but I have put my S3 on the charger every night, and disconnected it when I got up in the morning. I also put it on the charger through out the day if needed. I haven't seen any noticeable difference in the battery since I bought the phone last June. A replacement battery can be had for about $10-15, so even if you had to buy one a year, I wouldn't spend more than about 3 minutes worrying about it...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Innis:
Thank you all for your responses. I did not mean to.cause problems. I only asked my question because I bought the Hyperion extended battery and the included paper says to fully charge and.fully discharge for the first 4-5 charges to get best battery life. I am in the possess of fully discharging my 3 time...but i am.fully discharging to the point the phone shuts off...but all ive read on lithum ion batteries suggests i should not do this?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mputtr:
check the battery university link for more info but essentially the full charge discharge thing is old calibration method for a different battery tech that requires that method to create a memory effect. li-ion has an active circuit that handles that for you already.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] chrisj22:
Does no one own a laptop? Same battery concept people. Laptop batteries are also l-ion and I know for a fact leaving them plugged in all the time kills the batteries and there life is based off charge cycles.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] lukas_s:
I'm running Scott's CM10.1 build, and have been since early December. My Infuse has been rooted for over a year.

Last night while trying to use MyBackupPro to back up my apps and data to prepare to flash a new ROM, I kept getting a notice that Superuser was not responding. So, I disabled Superuser and then re-enabled it and tried again. Still nothing. Went and cleared cache for Superuser and tried again. Nothing.

Tried some of my other apps that require root access, and they wouldn't work either. Downloaded a root checker app from the Play Store, and apparently I no longer have root...

How do I go about fixing this? I'm not sure what caused me to lose root all of a sudden, and I'd like to be able to back up my apps before I flash a new ROM.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Thoth7475:
I had that issue also, in order to fix it, I had to revert back to stock, then do all the upgrades over again with the added step of installing 4.1 before installing 4.2/10.1...for some reason it's happened to a few of us on here, there might be another fix if you search around, but this is what worked for me...I believe some people were able to work around it with a different super user app, that didn't work for me but is something else you can search

Sent from Myfuse running a Jellybean rom courtesy of Scott.Hart.bti's way better attention span then I'll ever have...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] lukas_s:
Thanks man. Didn't want to go through that whole mess, so I ended up just flashing Scott's BeanStalk ROM without doing a factory reset since that ROM comes pre-rooted. Everything went smoothly. Now I've got root again and can back up my apps properly, and then re-install this ROM after wiping my system to get rid of any bugs.

Mods can close this.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mg2195:
I'm surprised no one has mad a flashable root zip for this device...its not that hard and would be perfect for scenarios like this...I may make one later today if time allows...just gotta add a couple files to the zip
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
there are severals
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mg2195:
Lol never mind then :D
[General Questions and Answers] DaRK_Pr!NcE:
Hey,

this is my first thread.

I rooted my SGSII i9100G to Cyanogen Mod 10 (Android v: 4.1.2 )

These are the steps i followed :

- Rooted the Device using CM recovery.

- Using Odin, Flashed the kernel. and the code (basically killed and removed everything.. my phone was on life support system for 3 hours)

- Used the latest Cyanogen10 mod coped it in SD and booted in recovery mode and installed. it.

Everything went thru fine.. I have the lastest mod.. but now.. Google Play is Crashing.

I read in other forums, that Google play needs to be instelled before the mod etc...

Can anyone help me out... Will be really greatful.
[General Questions and Answers] androidman23:
Did you wipe cache dalvik cache format system and installed gapps?
[General Questions and Answers] moose.splash1:
I've had this problem a lot on multiple phones. Sometimes its just a temporary server issue.

Try:

1) Removing your Google account and re-adding it

2) clear your Google Play cache in settings

3) turn your internet of and on again

4) reboot your device

If it still isn't fixed, I would contact Google and ask them :) hope this helped
[General Questions and Answers] androidman23:
I got this a few times but a feflash usually fixes it
[General Questions and Answers] shkamz:
Reflash gapps and everythinh will be fine.
[General Questions and Answers] ernest62559:
I had the similar problem. I reflashed gapps but when i reboot it, it says setup wizard has crashed. And now i'm using my back up rom..
[General Questions and Answers] arpcache:
Google Apps Crashing

I had a similar issue with Google Apps Crashing and Messaging having problems. I had 3 different google accounts added under settings. By removing one of these the problem went away.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] matt0301:
Guys, I want some help.

I just upgrade my Xperia U using Pc Companion and I got this Firmware 6.1.1.B.1.54

I tried to Root via Flashtool, via Byn4ry root files and nothing worked.

Can anyone provide me a link where I can root my sweat Phone?

Thanks in advance
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] jatinrungta:
To root that firmware you need to first flash B.10 kernel then Root and then again .54 kernel
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nikiticos:
Flash only Kernel of 6.1.1.B.1.10

Root with Bin4ry V13 (New version doesn't work)

Once rooted, flash only kernel from the .54
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] perkele90:
Can i flash kernels with locked bootloader?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
Yes u can

Only official kernels that are sony signed
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] perkele90:
Thanks, then a nab question: Where to find em? B10 and B54
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] balanki:
Thanks, then a nab question: Where to find em? B10 and B54

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2028139
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] weirdovivek:
did this method work for you??

plzzz replyyyy!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Anthrax:
Yes it worked every time I tried.....
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tommieyates:
latest version of android

Hi i have recently rooted my phone using flash tool.

I was put back to android 2. I Manually installed the latest version of android but then when i rebooted my phone it was no longer rooted.

is there anyway i can root my phone but keep the latest version of android.

I am using xperia U st25i
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nirajkaushik:
You need to flash 6.1.1.B.10 in order to root ur phone

1) flash b1.10 kernel via flashtool (dont wipe anything, exclude everthng except kernel)

2) root via flashtool or bin4ry

3) flash 6.1.1.B.54 kernel back
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ben Ling:
Which Android version are you on now?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tommieyates:
I have 4.0.4 installed ics

---------- Post added at 05:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:37 PM ----------

Also I have read posts about using the flash tool and they say check/uncheck certain things but mine are all grayed out? The column on the left displaying the flash file is fine but the content and the other 3 columns are all greyed out? Could I have a dodgy flashtool maybe?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Harshvijay Nirwan:
Whenever you manually flash a stock firmware either 2.3 or 4 u have to root it again. Don't flash the whole rom, just flash the b.10 kernel, root using bin4ry, and again flash just .54 kernel.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tommieyates:
bin4ry

Unfortunately bin4ry doesn't work for me... it goes through the whole process but at the end it says something like ..

copying files error ( are you rooted? ).

complete.

any ideas how else to do it..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ben Ling:
Do you root properly?

Watch some videos and see.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tommieyates:
Like I said it is going to the end but not rooting. It is only rooting when I flash the pre-rooted img
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tommieyates:
sorted

Ok......all done!

In case anybody else is having the same problem this is what i did.

I used bin4ry on my up to date unrooted xperia U. Android version 4.0.4 build 6.1.1.B.1.10.

I was getting errors saying "adb server out of date" but i left it to go to the end anyway.

restarted my phone but when it came to enter my password for my sim card the screen was faded. so i re-flashed the up to date android version again making my phone unrooted again!

then tried bin4ry again and this time it worked without any adb errors and restarted the phone to find that i have superuser app and all is good.

Thanks for previous posts offering help..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Harshvijay Nirwan:
Good. You should always check the drivers if they are installed correctly or not.

-Connect your device to PC

-Open Flashtool.

-Goto Help, Check drivers.

-List of ADB devices must be present.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] wongduan:
when loading the b 10 kernel into the flashtool,do i also have to put loader sin into the firmware on flashtool aswell?
[HTC One X] R.ThierryHOX:
hi all,

i have an htc one x, official updated to jb, and rooted. (stock rom, i dont want to change)..

The UBS OTG work fine. But i've see that on the samsung galaxy s3, when you connect a pendrive though the usb otg, they open automatically.

Why on the htc one x it does not make that?

what can i do?

Thanks
[HTC One X] TToivanen:
You could maybe do it with tasker: when an usb drive is connected, it could launch app X to view the contents.

Sent from my One X
[HTC One X] R.ThierryHOX:
Ok thanks. But how to d this?
[HTC One X] TToivanen:
I'm not an expert with tasker. I only know that it is possible. Download it and experiment.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arnes_king:
Hey everyone,

i've got an i9300 device with 4.1.1 (XXDLIH) on it

I wanted to installed a custom rom on it (Omega ROM v38)

First i flashed CWM via Odin like in the instructions, after that i downloaded the rom put it in the sd card and booted the phone into CWM, i did the wipe and factory reset and choosed the rom zip for installing

After about 10 minutes the phone rebooted, but it is still on stock rom, so i thought what could the problem be and remembered that i need to root the phone first.

Now i have the problem that i can't (don't know), i don't know which way i should use for rooting so that i can afterwards install the Omega Custom rom ....

Note that i have now the CWM 5.5 recovery and don't know how to get back to stock recovery ...

Please if someone could tell me exactly what should i do, how exactly to root it and install the rom :/

Thanks everyone in advance :)

If you think that it would be better to install another custom rom then feel free to tell me :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Why not actually read the basics and follow the instructions first ???

BASICS

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1927113

OMEGA instructions

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32864050&postcount=27478

Slowly from the start download Omega rom and put it on your ext sd card .

Download a root and recovery file follow its instructions flash as PDA via Odin .

Boot to recovery

Locate Install install zip from Ext SD card and choose options .

>>>>>>>>

If you want stock recovery flash stock rom via Odin .

jje
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronzky321:
Sorry for such a noob question, but I'm wondering if I should be worried of bricking my KF2 running CM 10.1? It's just that this build is not yet that stable and I don't have a factory cable if ever I mess up during my tinkering.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fmkilo:
The build is stable... it's just not complete, and it's not going to brick itself out of the blue, just if you screw up, don't blame us.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mindmajick:
1. Get a cable (mines on the way)

2. Read EVERYTHING in the dev section... trust me. Especially fmkilo's posts.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronzky321:
Yep. Have been very careful since getting my KF2 (my 1st android device). Successfully rooted, prevented Amazon updates, and now transformed to CM without a hitch. I 'm just a little worried because I'm in a remote work place (in the middle of the sea literally), and it's impossible to acquire a fb cable (and pretty much anything). I have been reading people getting their KF's bricked when moving FROM stock OS. But now I'm on CM I guess I can breath a little easier. :D

I've been following pp45's custom ROMS. I don't have to worry getting into a boot loop while updating ROMS, or do I?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chronicfathead:
Flashing ROM's is one of the Main causes of bootloops. I would suggest waiting for a couple of days after the ROM has been released to see what issues there are before you try.
[Android Themes] kiringichiban:
I don't know where to post this. Does anyone know how to do this on any Android phone. I just want to extract the icon so I can use it with other launchers. TIA
[Android Themes] kiringichiban:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=37010616

Thanks to this poster I found it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] og.blaah:
As the title says....:confused:

After using my OTG cable, my phone won't charge. I disconnect the cable correctly, the only way I can get the phone to charge is if I re-boot.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance. :beer:

This is my signature....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DaRkL3AD3R:
Do you have the official OTG cable from Samsung?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] og.blaah:
Nope...got it off Amazon. But I didnt know Samsung made an OTG cable...

This is my signature....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] techgov8:
Did you ever get this resolved? I just bought an otg cable from amazon because it was really cheap.

Doin' big thangs from my Note Deuce
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] og.blaah:
Not yet.... I have tried it a few more times, and same thing happens. After I re-boot, the phone charges.

I found the Samsung OTG cable online, and will get it when its off of backorder.

This is my signature....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] techgov8:
Well im going to try this amazon one when it comes in and ill report back

Doin' big thangs from my Note Deuce
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gahh Its Lee:
You probably got a cheap cable id buy a half decent one off amazon but id never in my life pay for that over priced samsung one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] techgov8:
That's what I did off amazon so im hoping I wont have this problem. Cause samsung just wants to rape you with that markup

Doin' big thangs from my Note Deuce
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] og.blaah:
Not a cheapo cable....

Got it from T@S electronics... I just notic3d it has a lifetime warranty. I am going to contact the seller today. I will keep you updated on the outcome.

This is my signature....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mandroidified:
I bought a $4.60 one off of amazon and everything works flawlessly for me. i605 cant post links sorry, just search otg cable in amazon
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] INCREMENTAL:
I bought a 3 at less then $2 a piece and gave the other 2 away to family members. Never had a issue with mine on my note 2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] techgov8:
So I just bought one off amazon for $1.50 and it works fine no issues at all

Doin' big thangs from my Note Deuce
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] suraj_salyankar:
I had the same issue, of my Note 2 not charging after using OTG... i tried a cache cleaning app (any app should be okay) & voila, my phone has started charging even after using OTG... no need to restart.... hope this works on other Note 2's too.... :D
[HTC One X] StephanSch:
AW: [Q] no radio, Modem Error

For sure I did wipe, reinstall Rom and boot.img, reinstall HBOOT
[HTC One X] TToivanen:
Re: [Q] no radio, Modem Error

Try reflashing radio, perhaps? Check shipped radio collection.

Sent from my One X
[HTC One X] StephanSch:
I tried with GetRIL, installed 5.1204.162.29 again. But no difference
[HTC One X] TToivanen:
Re: [Q] no radio, Modem Error

If it still says build.radio:unknown, something's not right. It could be that installing a radio via flashable zip does the trick.

Sent from my One X
[HTC One X] StephanSch:
The problem is that in shipped radio collection is none for actual radio (JB).

And...isn't it included ROM? So it should have been there after wipe and reinstall of two different roms and kernel?

The deviceinfo is of CatLog. Perhaps it can't read it. Any other way to get the info?

In settings --> info I get baseband 5.1204.162.29
[HTC One X] StephanSch:
[SOLVED] SIM damage

OK. Today I could test another sim in my phone and my sim in another HOX.

And...tada...my SIM seems to be damaged.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vikash0513:
Hi there every time i want to set a wallpaper i need to choose wich part i want of my wallpaper but i want my whole wallpaper set to fit my screen how wil i be able to do this
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Shrink it to size .

Wallpaper >>> Themes and Apps

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolhof:
Wallpaper sizes are:

Full Crop:1440×1280

Portrait Crop:720×1280

Landscape Crop:1280×720

Verzonden door mijn GT-I9300 met xda premium
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vikash0513:
This wallpaper is 1440×1280 but When i want to set it he automaticly go's to the screen where i haveto select wwhich part i want to use....

Very anoying but bydeway i am doing it with the stock gallery app

Hey you are dutch that's funny.... I am too dutch
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolhof:
You have to resize the pictures to the default size.

If you want a picture fit in portrait change it to 720×1280.

You can do it on your pc.

Verzonden door mijn GT-I9300 met xda premium
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vikash0513:
No man it still doesn't works i had cropped it but it's jus the same but i found a app that is called landscape wallpaper and with this app it fits and plus it is also scrollable so this is the only way for me that works the app is very good it was the only scrollable wallpaper app i could find
[Acer Iconia A500] qbell:
Hi all,

I select the ROM file as input file from Acer update decrypter, and it will generate a new ROM file by click "START"

But my question is how to unzip the decrypted ROM ??

I try winzip and winrar .. both can not work .

Thanks